Books by A. L. Kroeber

This roster of the principal known civilizations and cultures of the world contains a description of their geographical boundaries, a study of their cultural divisions, and an outline of the native character.

Kroeber's intellectual robustness is all the more refreshing when viewed against the background of the narrowness and overspecialization, the relative isolation from the main currents of contemporary thought, and the inbred parochialism which have, on the whole, characterized twentieth-century anthropology. This book deals with his work.